Hammock



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B. B. ENGLANDER HAMMOCK Filed Oct. 28'. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented pr. 15, 1924.

BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER, SPR-ING BED COMPANY, OF

OF BROOKLYN, YORK, ASSGNOR TO ENGLANDER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A,CORPORATEN OF NEW' YORK.

HAMMOGK.

Application led October 28, 1921. Serial No. 511,145.

To @ZZ-whom t Amay concer-n.'

Be it` known that I, BENJAMIN B. ENG- LANDER, a citizen oiC the United States, residinev at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and Y"tate 01"' New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Hammocks, of whichthe following' is a specifi.- cation. This invention relates to hammocks, more particularly to that kind commonly designated as couch hammocks, the object of the invention being to provide an improved couch hammock havinzg an improved form of arm rest at the-ends thereof, and which will not only be more durable and comfortable in use, but will very materially increase the vbeauty and ornamentation of the hammock, thereby giving it a more pleasing appearance` and insuring greater popularity tothe hammock, and making it amore desirable structure to have in use.4

Another object oi: 'the' invention is the provision of animproved hammock, in whic'h the arm rest supporting ends and n back either of the upholstered form or of wicker form, may be readily detached fromk the seat, so that the hammock ,may be either shipped in a readilyknockededown 'form/or stored away in a small space in acompact form and also readily knocked downto protect the same against the elements when inuse. f

Other objects .of the invention will appear in the: followingdescription, in WhichFig. l of the accompanying Adrawings is a front view of one forni of `this improved hammock; `Fig. 2` isl a front view oi this improved hammock with the hack detached and the ends detached from the seat frame, the seat cushion being removed; Fig. 3 is a cross Sectional view taken on line 3 3 Fig. 2; and Fig. 4. is a front view of another form of this improved hammock wherein both the hack and ends are 'ormedof reed, wicker or fiber, or generallysimilar maten rial, the term wicker as used in the claimsbeingL intended to include within its scope reed, ber, willow or any other ma terial of vthe same general nature, which may he used to form rigid ends, 4as distinguished from what is commonly called fab# ric or woven material, such as duck or canvas, which has no rigidity.

Similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several igures of the drawings..

All couch hammocks, asconstructed heretofore until very, recently, had the end pieces .constructed merely to form wind shields, and were so rvhigh that' they could not serve as' ann rests, and as they were formed of fabric or iexihle material ot the same general characteristics as the wind shield, it was impossible to give a very pleasing' effect to the hammock other than that which was Apossible. by reason or1 the ornamentation of the vfabric itself, as by prfnfiding` them with stripes, etc. Recently couch hammocksv have been placed upon the market in which these Yfabric' or ieXihle end wind'shields were lowered, so as toenable the upper edg'esthereof .to act as arm rests, but the tabric'orliexihle character oithe end pieceswas still vretained and consef quently whileincreasedcomfort to the user was possible, this Vchange did not result in materially affecting the generalappearance of the. hammock. f Y

Moreover as the entire weight of thehammockis, supported through theseiabric or flexible' end'pieces, it followed' that only that kindl oi material could be used which would properly support thisweight, such as'canvas orv duck, `which is not yin itself very ornamental lor pleasing;v in appearance, and tlie'refore did not add any particular attractiveness tovthe han'imock and moreover, as the entire weightof'the hammock was supported hy4 vthese lieirihle ends, the'wear and tear thereon was 'naturally' considerable, whiley at the same time' the connections or attachment at lthe lower ends of suchiiexin lole or fabric endr pieces to a metal trame seat was necessarily a factor of considerable importance, especially as frequently more than two persons sit upon them, and such comhined'weight is liable to cause the separation of the seat from the end piecesyaud result in injury to' the occupant, especially it the hammockhappens to he suspended at a considerable height from' the ground or floor. l

The present improvement is therefore intended to do away'v with all of these disadvantages', and to provide a much more pleas-l ingV and attractive hammock, while at the same time providingr 'arm rest formed endsy having greater stability and durability for CII taking the weight of the hammock and a very effective and strong means for connecting such ends with the seat whereby the liability of separation of these parts is entirely eliminated, and not only this, but the ends are of such construction that they can be readily attached and detached from the seat, which was heretofore not practicable with the flexible fabric ends.

rihis improved hammock comprises in the preferred form thereof shown, a seat portion Qmade up of a suitable framework, usually metal. having a spring fabric 3, and provided at its ends with cross members or bars 4L of angular form or construction, which serve as the means for connecting the longitudinal bars or angle members 5 and also as a means for the attachment of the spring fabric 3, which is stretched between these cross angle bars and usually connected therewith by suitable coiled springs 6. The back 7 in the present improvement `may be formed in a'substantially similar way, and suitably tufted or padded, or the pad 8 may be merely connected thereto along its upper edge. This back is provided at its lower -edge with a plurality of hooked members 9 adapted to be inserted into corresponding slots 10 of the rear lengthwise extending bar whereby the back may be adjusted to suit the user, and may also be readily detached by first folding it over upon the seat and then withdrawing it from the slots or the back may be formed of suitable rigid material, such asy reed, wicker or fiber or material having these general characteristics, and which may be provided with suitable ornamentation, as shown in Fig. 4.

The two ends of the hammock 11 in the present improvement are formed of some suitable rigid material similar to that of which the back isV formed in Fig. 4.-, and only of such height that the upper edges of these end members will be materially lower than the top of the back, whereby they arein position to form arm rests and the upper edges of these ends may be suitably enlarged transversely to provide comfortable arm rests 12. These ends preferably extend somewhat below the seat, but not sufficiently far to interfere with the proper 'suspension of the hammock. and thus not only serve to` protect somewhat the metal structure of the seat from the weather elements as well as dust, but also to cover the ends thereof and give a more pleasing appearance to the structure.

In the present improvement, while the ends, as well as the back may be of various Yforms and shapes and designs, each end is shown as having an ornamental post or increased thickness at each side, as Yat 13, while in the form shown in Fig. @L the arm rests as well as the back are provided with suitable enlarged cushioned effect 12, thus not only giving a pleasingappearance but or seat directly thereto by bolts or screws,

since such attaching devices would not hold,

and consequently some means had to bey provided whereby ends of this general character could be readily attached to the seat portion. In the present instance. one such means comprises a framework consisting of a pair of upright metal bars 1i rigidly secured at their upper ends to the enlarged arm rest portions and adjacent to their lower ends to the end panels between the posts. rlhese upright members are connected at their lower ends by a cross member or bar 15 secured thereto and are provided with a pair of hooks 16 and the cross angle bars of the seat at the ends thereof are provided with lugs or ears17 for the reception of such hooks. Thus, each rigid end member or panel of the hammock is provided with a skeleton framework, by means of which the seat or bottom can be readily detachably secured to the ends.

To the upper ends of the upright members forming the skeleton frameworks, suitable chains 18 are secured by suitable hooks 19, and these chains constitute the supporting means for suspending the hammock through the medium of the rigid end members. in the length of these chains suitable coiled springs 20 are provided for giving increasedv resiliency to the hammock. The back in either of the forms shown may be suitably adjusted by means of the hinged uniting hooks and a pair of suitable flexible means, as chains 21, each secured to a corner of the back and attachable to one of the hammock supporting chains. The seat framework is provided ywith a suitable cushion or studed mattress 2Q, which may be either` a one-piece cushion as herein shown by way of example, or in the form of suitable separated cushions. When the hammock is provided with a suitable depending iiap 23, which usually eX- tends down to the bottom of the end pieces, it will be obvious that the entire under structure is hidden from view bythis flap and the depending portions of the ends.

From the foregoing it willthus be seen that I have provided a verymuch more pleasing and ornamental hammock than has heretofore been marketed, in which both the ends and back are readily detachable from the bottom, but also in which the-end meinbers-may be made of rigid material and of such height that they may readily be provided with arm rest portions. thereby very materially increasing not only the appearance and attractiveness of the hammock, but the comfortable qualities thereof without in any way sacrificing the durability of the llO til)

hammock, but in fact increasing and insuring a more eifective means through the rigid end members of supporting the weight of that hammock, thus materially prolonging the life of the hammock while rendering it a much more attractive article of furniture than has heretofore been possible.

rlhe construction of the connection between the ends of the seat in the form shown it will be observed also permits the ends to be folded over upon the seat, as well as to permit the seat to be detached from the ends, thus making it possible to ynot only knock down the whole structure, but whenever this is not desired, to fold the ends over upon the seat in the same manner in which the back may be folded.

It will be understood that the various details may be more or less changed without departing from the general scope of the invention. A

I claim as my invention:

1. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, and means for suspending it and including a pair of rigidly formed ends having their upper edges in position to form arm rests, said ends having connected thereto a framework for connection to the ends of the seat.

2. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, and means for suspending it and including a pair of rigidly formed ends having their upper edges in positionV to forni arm rests, said ends having connected thereto a framework for detachable connection to the ends of the seat. v

3. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, and means for suspending it and including a pair of rigidly formed ends having their upper edges in position to form arm rests, said ends having connected thereto a skeleton framework for connection with the ends of the seat.

-1. A couch hammock comprisinga seat portion, and means for suspending it and including a pair of rigidly formed ends having their upper edges in position to form arm rests, said ends having connected thereto metal framework and said `framework and seat having one hooks and the other eyeformed portions for connecting the parts.

5. A couch hammock comprisingl a seat portion and ineans for suspending the seat and including a pair of detachable rigidly formed ends having their upper ends in position and constructed to form arm rests, said ends having connected thereto a skeleton metal framework, hooks carried by said framework.l and said seat having eye-formed lugs at its ends for detachable connection with said hooks. i

6. A couch hammock comprising seat, a hack. and rigidly formed ends so constructed and located relatively to the height of the back as to form arm rests, and framed means adapted to be connected to the seat for suspending the hammock, and also adapted tobe connected to the ends.

7." A couch hammock comprising a seat, a wicker formed back, and wicker formed ends located and-constructed in upright position to form arm rests, said back being adjustable relatively to said seat and having means for detachably connecting it thereto, and said ends having means for suspending the hammock and for detachably connecting them with the seat.

8. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion made up of a spring formed fabric anda cushion, a back adjnstably and detacliably secured to said seat, and wicker formed ends '.detachably secured to the ends of said seat and so located relatively to the height of the back as to form arm rests, and means for suspending the hammock.

9. A iammock comprising a spring formed seat portion, a back, anda pair of wicker formed ends so located relatively to the back as to form arm res/ts, a framework connected to each of said ends for suspending the hammock and having means for detachably connecting the ends to the seat.

10. A couch hammockcomprising a spring formed seat portion adapted to support a mattress or cushions, a back connected with said seat portion, a pair of wicker formed ends, each having enlarged upright postforming edges connected by a panel and having a widened horizontal upper edge so located in position relatively to the height of the back and constructed to form an arm rest, and means connected with the end pieces for connecting the same with the seat, and for suspending the hammock independently of the ends.

l1. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, a back, and rigidlv formed end means by means ofwhich the seat is suspended, said means having connected thereto rigid ends, so located in position relatively to the height vof the back as to form arm rests, each of said ends extending below the seat portion.

12. A couch hammock comprising a spring formed seat portion adapted to support a mattress or cushions, a detachable and adjustable back Vconnected with said seat, a

pair of rigidly formed ends so located relatively to the height of the back and constructed to form arm rests, a metal framework adapted to be connected to the inner sides of each of said ends for supporting the hammock and comprising a pair of upright members and a cross bar, and meansy for connecting said metal framework and thereby the ends with the seat.

13. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, and means for supporting it and including a pair of rigidly formed ends constructed and located in position to form arm rests, a framework connected to the inside of said ends, means connecting said framework and thereby the ends to the seat, said supporting means being also connected to said framework. l 14. A couch hammock comprising a seat portion, a back, and means for supporting it and including a pair of wicker formed ends constructed and located in position to form arm rests, a framework connected to the inside of said ends, means connecting the lower part of said framework and thereby the ends to the seat, said supporting means being also connected to the upper part of said framework. V

l5. A couch hammock having a seat, rigid ends having arm rests,`and two differently formed suspending means for the seat, one a flexibly formed means terminating above the seat, and the other a rigidly formed means connecting the flexible means with the seat for directly suspending the seat, and to which rigid means the rigid ends are connected, whereby the ends are firmly connected with the seat and the arm rests thereby maintained in proper position.

16. A couch hammock having a seat portion and wicker ends constructed to form arm rests, flexibly formed suspending means for the hammock including coiled springs within their length and terminating above the seat, and rigidly formed means connected to the iiexible suspending means and seat for directly suspending the seat and to which rigid suspending means the wicker ends are connected, whereby the ends are irmly connected with the seat and the arm rests maintained in proper position.

i7. A couch hammock having a seat portion and closed ends constructed to form combined windr shields and arm rests, means for suspending saidseat portion independently of the ends, and rigid means for independently connecting said ends with the seat portion suspending means and supporting said ends and connecting the same through the medium of said last means with the seat portion.

Signed at Brooklyn, New York, October, i921.

BENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER. 

